Cross-border report says cleaning up Great Lakes makes financial sense | CBC News
“We’ve looked at the most polluted areas of concern for the
last three years,” said John Hartig, a visiting researcher for the Great
Lakes Institute of Environmental Research and lead author of the study.
last three years,” said John Hartig, a visiting researcher for the Great
Lakes Institute of Environmental Research and lead author of the study.
“Cleanup of these areas has led to connecting people to these waterways which leads to revitalizing the economy.”
According
to Hartig, the cleanup of Toronto’s harbour has netted a $4-billion
return in economic benefit. The Cleveland River, which burned 50 years
ago, has been cleaned up and turned into trails and parks — Hartig said
there have been $750 million in economic development in the last eight
years.